27.01.2012 [BusinessWeek] - President Takanobu Ito forecast that business results at Japan's third-biggest carmaker will climb to the highest in at least five years, led by sales of Accord sedans and Civic compacts in North America. Business results in the year ending March 2013

31.01.2012 [BusinessWeek] - Japanese confidence is now returning, with Honda President Takanobu Ito saying last week he expects record vehicle sales next fiscal year amid a “complete rebound.” “The company will probably see the best improvement in its financial status among

24.01.2012 [BusinessWeek] - The surprise NSX plan, revealed by President Takanobu Ito in Detroit last week, follows Honda's August announcement that a Mexican plant will make small cars to curb losses from exporting models such as the Fit from Japan. The two projects will give

30.01.2012 [Wall Street Journal (blog)] - He has an ally in Honda Motor CEO and president Takanobu Ito, a former head of R&D at the company who has helped usher the business jet program toward the runway. But Mr. Fujino acknowledges he still frequently gets peppered with the 'why' question

04.02.2012 [Truth About Cars] - In Tokyo, President Takanobu Ito promised the assembled yawning media that the car “will combine both driving pleasure and environmental performance.” After the Japanese tsunami and Thai flood, Honda emerged as the hardest hit of the Japanese majors.

10.01.2012 [The Economist (blog)] - What is more, Takanobu Ito, the chief executive of Honda Motor Corporation, in November issued a rare mea culpa, declaring that “ultimate responsibility rests with me” and confirming that a replacement for the much-criticized Civic will be rushed to